Mining Incidents

ALICO ROAD QUARRYMetal/Nonmetal

Controlled by Cemex S A
Fort Myers, Lee County, FL · Active
MSHA Mine ID: 0800078
Fatalities
0
Total incidents
46
Years on record
2000–2023
Latest incident
Feb 2023
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

46 on file

2023 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Re-aligning a pulley at conveyor 57

2021 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was attempting to turn a rotor on the Hazemag Impact Crusher when EE's right little finger became pinched between the blow bar and the inside liner of the crusher. Stitches were required and a fracture was also present.

2020 · 1 incident

Rubbed or abraded

EE was wiping face when they felt something in their eye. EE flushed the eye and that did make it better. EE was taken to an eye specialist and the foreign matter was removed from the eye with a mechincal probe and antiobitic eye drops were administered one time.

2019 · 1 incident

Accident type, without injuries

Electric motor shorted. Hydraulic line ruptured and sprayed turbo. Fire burned for 47 Minutes. NO injury

2018 · 1 incident

Struck against stationary object

Employee was on back inspecting the inside of the sizing screen. As employee was crawling on back employee rested back on a dam causing employee pain to back. Employee was taken to clinic on 6/29/2018 and returned to full duty. On a follow up visit to the clinic on 7/12/2018 employee was put on restricted duty.

2017 · 2 incidents

Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a haul truck and the bed of the truck was lifted by loader when the bucket pushed down material at the end of the bed. Bed lifted and came down shaking the truck.

Fall from machine

EE was dismounting the 4600 Drag Line. When EE stepped on the second step from the top EE's foot slipped off. This caused EE to loose EE's handhold and fall to the ground. This resulted in a fracture to the LEFT hip. EE fell approximately 4'.

2016 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Employee suffered from a heat related illness while performing maintenance on a haul truck step

2015 · 1 incident

Contact with heat

Employee suffered from a heat related illness while using a 1"" water hose at the sand plant.

2014 · 2 incidents

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On Saturday October 4th, employee was welding a pipe from the trammel screen pan to our fines pump. Employee did not report any issues. Monday morning employee complaint about a sore back.

Struck against a moving object

Employee informed that he felt ""a little stiff"" in the morning. He did not attribute it to any particular event at this time. We logged the incident in the first aid register at that time and followed up with him later that Friday. However on Tuesday morning 07/22/2014 he complained again of stiffness in his back. He was taken to a clinic. He was diagnosed with a strain back.

2013 · 1 incident

Struck against a moving object

Employee complained about back pain on Wednesday 12/11/2013. He claimed that he felt OK through the weekend and Tuesday, but on Wednesday he reported some discomfort. He never reported this but until Wednesday 12/11/2013

2008 · 1 incident

(Not Elsewhere Classified)

A non-chargable incident occured at the end of the shift when the two dragline operators turned down the machine. One of the operators told his partner he believed he was having a heart attack. His partner called the EMS 911 and took him to the main gate. Five minutes later the ambulance arrived and took the employee to the hospital where he passed away about one hour later.

2007 · 1 incident

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Two EE's were placing 6"" PVC pipe at a tire wash. After gluing into place, they were back filling a Bobcat. As EE swung the backhoe for more material, injured EE reached down and pulled up on the pipe, the bucket of the backhoe passed, caught the tip of EE's right index finger between it and the end of the PV pipe, cutting a piece of skin.

2006 · 3 incidents

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The Counterweight did not line up with the saddle, a come-along was attached to the frame on the conveyor. He took a closer look to see what it was hanging up on and in the process put his hand on the frame of the take-up system, the weight shifted catching the tip of the middle and ring finger on his right hand between the frame and the weight.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was splicing the wire for the installation of a replacement light fixture on the #2 Hazemag crusher, as he was cutting off the outer cover of the cable the knife slipped and cut his thumb.

Struck by flying object

While working on removing bucket pin on a 992 loader, dust went into employee's eyes, possibly from the exhaust from the Impact wrench while working in a confined area (employee was wearing prescription safety glasses with side shields).

2005 · 4 incidents

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was washing down under the secondary plant screening tower with a water hose, when he lost his footing on the ground and fell.

Fall onto or against objects

Employee slipped off the last rung of a ladder and bumped his right knee on the catwalk surface of a conveyor on 2-16-05: (Employee requested medical attention for the first aid incident on 2/23/05, at which point he was taken to workers compensation.)

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a broken blow bar in the Humbolt Primary crusher and a small sliver of the blow bar struck him in the left leg.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was attempting to tighten a bolt on the drag friction with a hand wrench. The wrench was struck by a drum bolt causing EE's ring finger on L. hand to become pinched between the wrench and drag friction. A fracture to the last digit of the ring finger on the L. hand was realized.

2004 · 6 incidents

Struck against stationary object

Employee bumped his knee on the machine, while making repairs on a 926 loader. NOTE: (EE sought medical treatment on January 17th, 2005; prior to this date, it was a first aid log entry)

Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a bearing sleeve from a shaft with a hammer and a shard of metal broke off and cut the employees left arm.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS RAISING UP THE BOOM. HE GRABBED THE MASS PIPE AND THE BOOM STABILIZER CRUSHED HIS FINGERS.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS LAYING OUT BOOSTERS ON SHOT & GROUND WAS MUDDY. EE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING NOT TO FALL.

Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS EXITING HER PICKUP AT THE 4600 DRAGLINE WHERE SHE WORKS, WHEN SHE WENT TO CLOSE THE DOOR, SHE REALIZED THE SEATBELT IN THE WAY AND WENT TO GRAB IT, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CATCH HER RIGHT HAND IN THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was welding inside the welding shop and his foot became entangled in the welding lead which caused him to fall and hit his shoulder on the floor. The ee did not seek medical treatment for the injury until Nov 24, 2004.

2003 · 3 incidents

Struck by falling object

EE WAS WASHING OUT TAIL SECTION OF CONVEYOR WITH WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM OVERHEAD CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EE IN HARD HAT.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GREASING THE BUCKET PINS ON A LOADER, THE HOSE FLEW OFF AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNDOING BOLTS FROM MACHINE, A PIECE OF A RUSTY METAL BOLT GOT INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE.

2002 · 4 incidents

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PREPARING TO SET BLAD ON D-9 DOZER EE LIFTED THE BLADE PUSH ARM & WAS NOT PROPERLY BALANCED MOVING & STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT CALF SHIN AREA PUNCTURING THE SKIN & SWELLING THE LEG

Fall onto or against objects

CHANGING A HOSE ON THE PRIMARY ON THE GROUND LOW, WHERE TRUCKS DUMP INTO HOPPER, EE WAS IN THE AREA WEARING HIS HARD HAT, A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING THE EE ON THE HARD HAT, HE FELL, HIS HARD HA T CAME OFF AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROCKS.

Struck by flying object

EE TOOK OFF SAFETY GOGGLES TO CLEAN OFF DUST. WHEN HE FLEW INTO HIS GOGGLES A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. '

Struck by flying object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK A TOOTH OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET A METAL FRAGMENT PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.

2001 · 4 incidents

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK AND HIT A SPEED BUMP, INJURING HIS STOMACH WALL.

Struck against stationary object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF THE CRUSHER HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE PINCHED NERVE ON NECK WHILE WORKING ON THE LOADER.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP IMPACT IDLER EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAIN ON LOWER BACK.

2000 · 8 incidents

Fall from ladders

EE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE WORKING ON A LADDER AND FELL & BRUISED HIS ARM.

Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A STEEL PLATE DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING AN AVULSION OF THE LEFT THUMBNAIL.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE YARD WHEN HE WAS STUNG NEAR THE RIGHT EYE BY A BEE.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A HOSE WHICH WAS FALLING DOWN.

Struck by flying object

EE WAS HIT ON HIS HARD HAT BY A ROCK WHICH WAS THROWN OUT OF THE CRUSHER.

Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM WITH THE BOOM AND BRUISED IT.

Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE IN THE PLANT AND STRAINED HIS RIB CAGE.

Struck against a moving object

EE STRAINED LEFT HOULDER WHILE OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, LOADING HAUL TRUCKS WITH EXCAVATED LIMESTONE IN THE PIT.